The pig feeder is stuck shut again. We're not sure what's causing it. We thought it was the rain getting into the trap and then freezing it shut. It's been above freezing for the past few days though (in the 50s for a bit - a virtual heatwave!), but it's stuck again. The pigs still … Continue reading Feeder is stuck shut again
Farm life
If at first you don’t succeed…
...try, try again! Ted brought a big bale of hay up for the pigs. First he came in the yard front ways to try to set it over the fence for them. That didn't work because he couldn't see to get between the fence and the tree, and even if it had worked he realized … Continue reading If at first you don’t succeed…
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Busy Saturday
Busy day today! ·chickens fed and watered, ·eggs gathered, ·pigs fed (that took three trips - they got veggie scraps, a dozen eggs, and their grain) and watered, ·big pig feeder checked to see if it unfroze with all the warmer temps we've had this past week (three doors are releasing feed again! Yay! No … Continue reading Busy Saturday
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Killer (AKA Smidge)
This is Smidge, and she will be 11 in March. She hid this little ham bone in her bed on Christmas morning, and she was really upset because DG and Puppers kept looking at her. She thinks she weighs about 100 pounds, and while she is normally very mild mannered, she is not afraid to scrap with … Continue reading Killer (AKA Smidge)
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Land of Nod Cinnamon Rolls
I found this recipe years ago on the internet. I don't remember which website I was on or who was the author unfortunately. I may have even gotten it through one of those old Yahoo email list groups that I was on at the time. Wherever it came from, this recipe is now a Christmas … Continue reading Land of Nod Cinnamon Rolls
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Corn, corn, more corn!
I was looking back over my photographs, and then I realized that I completely forgot to post that Noble Farms called us and told us to come down and buy all of that corn if we wanted it! It took us a couple of days of scrambling to figure out where to get a dump … Continue reading Corn, corn, more corn!
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Friskee the Fabulous
This cat hates getting her picture taken. She will stare right at me (gorgeous, calendar worthy photos), but as soon as she sees my camera come out, she looks the other way. She will sneer and snarl at the camera though. She almost always turns her head. Sometimes, if I pretend to take the picture … Continue reading Friskee the Fabulous
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Gift from Uncle Eddie
Uncle Eddie called me Saturday morning and said he was on the way down to our farm, and he was bringing me something! When he got here, he had this gorgeous little coop from Tractor Supply on his trailer! It belonged to one of his church members, but she gave away her hens and decided … Continue reading Gift from Uncle Eddie
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Christmas surprise
The old mean hen set a clutch of eggs and hatched out four little chicks! Technically, she hatched three, and then she left the nest with the peeps, but Ted found a pipped egg while cleaning out the nest box. He brought it inside, and we put it in the incubator, and it hatched that … Continue reading Christmas surprise
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Oh, Christmas Tree…
...oh, Christmas tree... ...how lovely are thy branches!
Striving Acres 